The Good, the (Not) Bad & the Ugly: The OGR Guide to Zombie Movies

Premise first:There are a million cinematic genres out there just waiting for you to find them. Within those genres are countless films ranging from atrocious to (hopefully) all time great.We care at OGR, so in 2012 we will periodically be highlighting a different genre and identifying which films in your respective genre are;

The GOOD: 8 / 10 and above

They might not all be great, but we wholeheartedly recommend that you check these out, as they represent some of the best the genre has to offer.

The (NOT) BAD: 6.5 / 10 to 7.5 / 10

These films might have a few flaws and probably won’t blow you away, but they aren’t terrible, boast at least a few decent moments and who knows there might just find a gem or two in here that works better for you.

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The UGLY: 6 / 10 and below

Films that are ordinary at best, and worse… not much joy to be found here I’m afraid.

For the most part I will let the full reviews in the links tell the story. Feel free to let me know what I missed or which of your favourites is ranked too low.

Zombies

The ugly, drooling cousin to the vampire, the zombie is essentially a mindless savage creature hell bent on one goal – feasting on your flesh and brains.

Many cite George Romero as the ‘Father’ of the genre thanks to Night of the Living Dead, and indeed both Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead had their moments too. But in recent years the zombie genre has seen new and inventive wrinkles added to the genre by foreign language filmmakers and some creative minds – the zombie film is without doubt the cheapest way for nameless filmmakers to become known. It must be said too that the video game industry has introduced a few cool concepts that have been promptly stolen and used to make better zombie films.

Zombies might still be the choice of gorehounds, but the last decade has shown that the genre can exist and evolve without relying solely on blood and guts.

(By the way I couldn’t call the Evil Dead films zombie flicks. If they are they all most definitely fit in the ‘Good’ category – in fact regardless of genre they fit into the ‘Good’ category.)

As always 2012 will bring dozens of new entries into the zombie genre and OGR will painstakingly waste hours and brain cells sifting through the entrails to sort the classics from the trash.

Stay tuned.

OGR

About OGR

While I try to throw a joke or two into proceedings when I can all of the opinions presented in my reviews are genuine.
I don't expect that all will agree with my thoughts at all times nor would it be any fun if you did, so don't be shy in telling me where you think I went wrong... and hopefully if you think I got it right for once.
Don't be shy, half the fun is in the conversation after the movie.